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[Caellath]

"Thank you very much. And thank you as well, Kara." Vikkan perked up considerably at receiving a black flame, nodding in thanks to both the Church agents and the Corven who'd helped him.

Spoiler: Vikkan Laerthe, Human Bore Driver (click to show/hide)

Name: Vikkan Laerthe

Description: A human from Anvil and a moderate Chthonic who was born and raised close in the neighborhood of the Hammerfall boreyard, where his parents were employed as menial workers. Being so close to a place so filled with machinery and boring machines left a lasting impression on Vikkan, who became a furnace helper, then a drivemaster's apprentice until he finally reached the controls of a bore. He's quite good at conducting driving bores and, most importantly, he deeply enjoys his work.

Bore love aside, Vikkan is also generally quite friendly and good-humored even when he's not behind a bore's controls. He is, however, aware of his limitations out of the control room, and he'd rather leave most other matters to more skilled people. What he lacks in intellectual education he displays in polite curiosity, and he tends to be interested in listening even to topics he can only vaguely grasp, making for a good talking and drinking buddy if nothing else.

At odds with his friendliness, he looks rugged, if young. His hair is dark brown and cut short, and he has a well-groomed handlebar mustache (though he's been known to let it grow and style it into a horseshoe at times). A small diagonal scar moves from his right eyebrow to the bridge of his nose. His skin is brown and displays a few burns thanks to a few years of furnace and boiler work. He's fairly hairy, with his shirt's sleeves covering hairy arms and a few spots of scar tissue. His uniform is made of thick cloth and utilitarian, overalls, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap. His major concession to vanity is keeping his uniform and mustache impeccable. He doesn't have a right hand.

Goal: To deep driving bores and having fun while doing it. It's not a difficult dream, even if it can be hard at times.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 13
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 10

Skills
+3 Vehicle (Bore)
+2 Navigation
+1 Defense (Mail Shirt)

Inventory
-Conductor's Clothes
-Dynamo Lantern
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms
-Neck chain (that used to hold a black flame that actually never existed)
-Black Flame

[Egan_BW]

Can I stand? If not, request assistance from Medizen.

Spoiler: Wiellste. x_- (leveled) (click to show/hide)

Name: Wiellste Gunsmithy

Description: A young Ethral, no taller than 4 feet. Her fur is unpatterned and a milky white. Usually wears a rather plain quilted brown silk cloak, and a polished copper mask with symmetrical, spiraling lines etched on the sides.

Goal: Wiellste is like many Ethral in that she seeks to gather knowledge about the world before all else. Though being an Ethral from Knot, her skills are largely more on the practical building side than the scholarly side. She isn't particularly invested in the teachings of the Tenebrous Church, but the idea of the spheres intrigues her, especially Balarim, with it's writings and technology.

Stats:
Str:  8
Dex: 12
Spe: 10
End:  9
Awa:  7
Cun: 15
Kno: 13
Ner: 11

Skills:
SKILL 1
Weaponsmith 2
Diving 2
Pistol 1
Bore 1
Translate 1
Stealth 1

Inventory:
Silk cloak
Copper mask

1 Fathom

[The Lupanian]

Once the church people are gone, I’ll give the area a quick search. I’ll loot the bodies for weapons, fathoms, and other valuables. After I’ve searched, I’ll pile up everything I find near the bore.

After that, I’ll search the warehouse itself. What condition is it in? How much stuff is laying around? I’ll check for information and secrets too. I’ll open some boxes and look what’s inside.

How much junk is there before we would have to take things apart?

After all that, I’ll give the wire spool to Clate, then head to town. I want to see how much my gold is worth. I’ll check different kinds of businesses. I at least want to check what a pawnshop, a jeweler, and a foundry would give me for it. If I can find a dedicated appraiser, I’ll see how much it would cost to get it appraised.

Spoiler: Harm (click to show/hide)

Name: Harmony “Harm” Li
Description: Lean and broody looking. This woman has short black hair and is partially covered in interlocking black tattoos. She wears simple black clothes, with a knee-length Maggot Wool Coat overtop.
Goal: Overall, Harm would like to find a place where refugees and travelers could seek refuge without dealing with the dogmatic influence of the church. Right now, though, she just wants to get away.
 
Stats
Str:10
Dex:11
Spe:10
End:10
Awa:10
Cun:12
Kno:10
Ner:10

Skills
Weapon smith (3)
Mechanical (2)
Lucky Shot (1)

Inventory
Crystal cutting utility knife (free to borrow)
Silver/Tin wire spool
3 gold cubes
7 Octahedrons
5 Large branches of crystalline lead
Lucky Shot (6 rounds)
Field Lighter
10 Path Markers
2 units mechanical junk

[Pancaek]

-snip-

"Friend Harm, your enthousiasm is commendable as always. However, we've already tallied up all the loot and corpses to be found. Don't you worry, we'll divide them fairly amongst ourselves in a bit. You won't be left out, I promise."

((Which is to say, looting isn't necessary anymore. We have all the stuff gathered up already. You can see the list here: https://dig.wikia.com/wiki/The_Warehouse))

[The Lupanian]

(( I’m aware, but it technically hasn’t been done yet IC, so I figure it doesn’t hurt to go ahead and do it as an action. I was also hoping to get more description of the area))

[Pancaek]

((Ah, gotcha. I didn't want you to waste a turn for something that was already done, so I thought I'd tell you, but seems it wasn't necessary. My bad.))

"Why thank you, friend Harm. I'll make sure to put this spool to good use."

1. Recieve spool of wire from Harm. Look it over to see if I can't figure out what's special about it.

2. Go into town and try to find someone to sell one of my gold cubes to, try prospectors, alchemists, jewellers, and the like. See if there isn't a Greater Trade Alliance representative here, maybe they'll cut a fellow schluck a deal. Don't sell them for less than 100 fathoms. Also check if any of these people will buy the spike with crystals on it.

3. Also look around if there's anyone here who has knowledge about crystal people tech. Specifically construct command phrases and the crystal toothpick. But make sure to keep the existance of my toothpick a secret for now. Also, do I remember any mor einfo about people who have been exposed to a crystal toothpick? What generally happens to them?

4. Check if anyone sells any (introductory) guidebooks on alchemy and chemical, biological and occult crafting and how much they're asking for each.

Spoiler: Clate (click to show/hide)

Name: Clate
Race: Shluck
Description: Being a Shluck, Clate is rarely seen outside of his

environmental suit. Inside, he is the standard albino mollusk, with his only true

defining characteristic being the alternating white/borwn pattern of his beak, much

like on a nautilus shell. His environmental suit and exoskeltons are full of scuff

marks and small blemishes from work, but the knowledgable observer will notice that

it is mechanically kept in tip-top shape. He wears a toolbelt and a satchel to

store his tools and other knickknacks, and has a blue cap perched on top of his

helmet.
Goal: To create great works of craftsmanship and become filthy rich in the

process.
 
Stats
Str:  8
Dex:  11
Spe:  9
End:  10
Awa:  10
Cun:  16 (+3)
Kno:  12
Ner:  11

Skills
Electronics 1
Mechanical 1
Biological 1
Chemical 1
Occult 1
Weaponsmith 1
Armorsmith 1
Stealth 1
Steal 1
Explosives 1

Inventory
Clothing: A tool belt that can be modified to fit the exoskeleton, a satchel and a

blue cap with "If it ain't broke, fix it" embroidered on.
Bladed Shovel - handle coated with Pseudomagnetic mortar
Silk rope (100ft)
TNT x3
Dynamo lantern
Field lighter
Path markers x10

8 Octahedrons - supposedly replicate materials
2 gold cubes
1 container of Pseudomagnetic mortar
labradorite/Obedience rod
Slate box with multicolour crystal toothpick - supposedly turns someone into a

gemperson.
Metal spike with gems on it - apparently some sort of crystal people fashion item.
Spool of special wire.

7 structural junk
30 chemical junk
5 Fathoms


Crystal Babies
1. Dodecahedron, no limbs, rolls. Fist sized.
2. 8 sided diamond (looks like  Ramiel from EVA and floats). 8 inches to an edge
3.  Crystal snake. hiss. 18 inches long.
4.  Spiky daddy long legs like Irony has. 1 foot legs, fist sized body.
5. Thing looks like (see pic). about 8 inches to a side.
6. Thing that looks like a Strandbeest. Foot long, 8 inches high.
7. Wheel sort of thing that has a fat inside edge and tapers to a sharp edge on the

outside. Foot and a half in diameter.

[Parisbre56]

Kara took a moment to look at the things in her hand. They were heavy. And she only had one hand to hold them with. Her whole body was heavy. But it wasn't time yet.
"I'm tired." she said to nobody in particular and walked away from the others.
She searched for a while, looking for an isolated corner or a cozy box, somewhere she could wear her cheap old shirt in peace. Some part of her mind told her that her clothes were showing new signs of wear, she would need to change them soon. She struggled to put the shirt on for a while and then spent some time arranging her possessions, making sure her rifle was nearby. She stared at them for a second, first the items, then the floppy sleeve on the left of her chest. She had done everything she needed to do for now. She stopped struggling against the weight of her body and let herself fall to the floor. She curled up. She closed her eyes cried. She didn't have to be strong anymore.

Are there rooms here? What are the sleeping arrangements? Individual rooms? Communal bunks? Boxes converted into beds? Moth sex dungeon?

Do not give anyone money just yet. If the others want money they should come talk to Kara about it.

Just in case someone decides to pretend they're smart and try to steal them, I am keeping the money on me. Tie them under my shirt, put them in my pants, whatever it takes to keep them safe.

Edit: I've got no problem with Radio seeing my Crystal tablets.

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Status
Sacrificed left arm to reverse time. Bandaged and given spider venom for the pain.

Stats
Str:8 
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End:6 
Awa:12
Cun:10 
Kno:8 + 3 = 11
Ner:10

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 1
Navigation: 1

Inventory
2000 fathoms
Church Documents
Bomb collar (unlocked)
Bomb collar remote
Ethral Rifle (rifle 3, pierce 3) 7/7
Crystal Friend
Field Lighter (Fire 2)
Simple Clothes
Crystal Tablets (diary, inventory, obedience rod instructions, construct assembly instructions)
Kara's Diary

[IronyOwl]

Auft trill-purrs happily on being handed the weregilt.

"Thank you!" she responds cheerfully, mimicking the priest's friendly tone.

-

Once the church had left (accompanied by a cute farewell wave from Auft), her gaze drifted inexorably to all the delicious corpses lying around. Her delicate hands began rubbing together...

...but she supposed she should fetch a new slave and confer with the others first. After all, it was their corpses too.

Locate some town officials to collect my new slave.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Auft Kindheart
Description: Standing 3'10", with even fluffier than usual snow-white fur, this Ethral radiates adorable innocence even by the standards of her kind. Her porcelain-white mask is a circular shape carved into slices, each bearing a smiling face with eyes and mouths arched in joy, and adorned with pink blush marks. Her cloak is similarly pure white and a little too large for her, adding to her cute and defenseless appearance.
Goal: To amass and improve loyal pets and slaves.
 
Stats
Str:  7
Dex:  12
Spe:  10
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun:  16
Kno:  13
Ner:  10

Skills
+1 Medical
+1 Translate
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Persuasion
+1 Stealth
+1 Animal Handling
+1 Archeology
+1 Biological
+1 Chemical
+1 Occult

Inventory
2 Fathoms
Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Doctor's Bag
Dodecahedron Spider-Thing: Fist-sized dodecahedron body, long unjointed legs that move in very slow cascades. Ceased moving upon being picked up. Can be trained in simple commands via clear hand signals, bops, and repetition.
2 quarter-inch cubes of impossibly heavy black stuff: Estimated 50 lbs weight total
Weregild IOU because the stonepope is nice

[Radio Controlled]

((Had I known those church guys would run off immediately, and that my diplomancy would just get some token response I'd have asked them if they knew what that beaker thingie was. Oh well, guess we'll have to figure it out the hard way!))

"Kara, did those crystal tablets mention this object by any chance?" Adam asked, showing the beaker thing they had found in the ruins.

Assuming birdgirl lets me see the crystal inventory tablet, try to see if they mention the beaker artifact.

Also, a soldier's chestplate is noted as being 'notoriously restrictive of movement'. Does that mean it gives dex/movement penalties? What about stealth, does it interfere with that?

I'm gonna hold of on looting actions for the moment. I've given RC a list of whats in this area to loot, and I'll consider it all automatically looted by the general group once this is finished. From there, you can grab your desired stuff. Preferably with some cooperation between everyone.

((Check this post in the ooc for more info: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=171145.msg7837969#msg7837969))

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza

Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.

Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.

Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.


Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 10
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 13

Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1

Inventory
Clothing: simple priest robes, shortened a bit so as to less restrict his movements
1 minor artifact
1 beaker artifact (found in crystal ruins)
1 black book copy
1 black flame
1 Silent Night
1 field lighter
17 fathoms
   (loaned 6 fathoms to aigre)
1 crystal construct

[Aigre Excalibur]

Join Harm in the search for loot. Start searching, use my awesome dex to check the hard to reach corners.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Aigresaur
Description: A sexy lizard with a serpentine head, smooth pale scales, a slender velociraptor's body with lanky arms and legs...
Goal: it just wants to snuggle
 
Stats Shang-Gei
Str: 8
Dex: 15
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 12
Cun: 10
Kno: 8
Ner: 10

Skills
shotgun: 3
acrobatics: 2
Unarmed: 1

Inventory
Tunnel Clearer 5/5

[Hotfire90]

Grab some structural junk from the warehouse and fix my shovel.

Head into town and look for a mining or jewelry store, sell my diamond to them for at least 100 fathoms and haggle for a better price. If I succeeded in selling them my diamond, show them the most valuable and precious crystals and stones from my mineral sample and sell the information of the mineral deposits to them for 5 times the price of my sold diamond.

Afterwards buy a black flame and check out the wares of the other shops.

Spoiler: Alex Wells (click to show/hide)

Name: Alex Wells

Description: A middle aged man standing 5'7" feet tall. He has short brown hair and an unkempt beard.

Goal: Exploring the depths and collecting its wealth.

Stats:
Str: 11 (10)
Dex: 11 (14)
Spe: 10 (9)
End: 11 (13)
Awa: 11 (13)
Cun: 12 (12)
Kno: 11 (18!)
Ner: 11 (13)

Skills:
Explosives 2
Mechanical 1
Survival 1
Caving 1
Chemical 2
Geology 1
1 Skill point

Inventory:
Dynamo Lantern
Field Lighter
3 TNT
Broken Bladed Shovel (Handle and Shovelhead)
Mail Shirt
8 Fathoms
Stone and crystal samples (including a diamond, black opals, quartz and goldlace marble)
Crystal box of golem limbs
Golem buddy

[Tiruin]

I guess I'm 48 pages late.

Spoiler: Honored Dead, who will most likely never level up Endurance (click to show/hide)

Name: Custodia; nicknamed "Cara"
Description: Cara is a humanoid, fully covered in worn, rusted armor--mistaken for a living being if it were not for her mask, which comprises two eye slits and a pristine-looking talisman which covers the nasal area to the chin; inscribed on the margins of the mask is a saying of a rite to the dead, and the talisman bears a top-down inscription written in a different dialect. A weathered flag-holder is masterfully clinched to the back of her torso, with its flag only in shreds and tatters, although it is gilded with a trim.

Goal: Intrigued by the doctrine of the Tenebrous Church, her goal is to discover what lies on the surface--to investigate in their own terms what lies beyond, and to ensure that their companions do not meet as harsh an end as is preached.

Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 8
Spe: 10
End: 14 + 3 = 17
Awa: 10
Cun: 8
Kno: 6
Ner: 10

Skills
Armorsmith +1
Geology +1
Medical +1
Unarmed +1
Spears +1  (or something melee, because I love polearms)
Armor User +1
Navigation +1
Shield User +1
Acrobatics +1
Survival +1

Inventory: (3d20 + 20 // 24 + 20)
Travelled Clothing
Black Flame
Rubber Suit
Worm Blood (x2)

[Praefectus Screptum]

"So...Now that we are free what is going to be the next step?"

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Garos Ellon
Description: Garos is a 4 feet moth-creature, with a black fur coating his body, the only different colors standing out on his form are located on his wings; blue circular marks that do give him two "eyes" on the back. Aside from the mask his kind naturally wears, he is also wearing a worn kettle helmet, which while doesn't provide the protection it normally should due to its current condition works like his lucky charm. The mask Garos wears is somewhat plain looking, all black aside from some blue marks along the "cheeks" and a crudely drawn star on the forehead area.
Goal: He is just hoping to gather himself a fortune and hopefully some fame too, just in case the hiring-and-shooting business becomes a necessity.
 
Stats
Str: 8
Dex: 14
Spe: 12
End: 8
Awa: 8
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 10

Level up: +STR, +SPD, +END, +AWA
Skills
Level up: +1 point to use(not using for now)
Weapon Skill: 2
Stealth: 2
Acrobatics: 2
Defense Skill: 1

Inventory
(40)Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Silk Cloak
Crystal key golem

[Ozarck]

Piecewise has given the go-ahead on Discord to level up. I recommend doing your level-up rolls on Discord, or asking the group to do them for you.
If you joined the game late - like, on the return trip to town, I recommend not leveling up, but ask the GM, it's his decision.

to level up, you gain one skill point

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You need 1 skill point to raise a skill to 1
you need 2 skill points to raise a skill from 1 to 2
you need 3 skill points to raise a skill from 2 to 3

You also roll 3d6 for each stat. If you roll higher than your stat, you raise the stat one point.
I have rolled mine out in Discord.
I tried to roll them out in order, but skipped speed and went back to it after rolling endurance. I asked if everyone as okay with that and got no objections.
The results were as follows:

The rolls were:  12, 10, (11, 10,) 12, 12, 12, 12

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Note that in discord, the command !roll 3d6>[number] will tell you whether the rolls is greater than a given number or not. I used this formula, rather than just rolling all the numbers together.
I mention this, because as you can see above, my third roll was an 11 and my fourth was 10, which would have failed to level endurance, however, I had rolled the third against the 10 for endurance, and the fourth against the 8 for speed:

schnOZToday at 2:16 PM
Dex goes up to 9
!roll 3d6>10
RPBotBOTToday at 2:16 PM
@schnOZ has succeeded. (Rolled 11,  greater than 10;   4 + 1 + 6 = 11)
schnOZToday at 2:16 PM
ah, I skipped speed.
are we all good with that being my end roll?
Or shold I ignore that roll?
Crystal Parental FigureToday at 2:17 PM
I'm good with it.
TiruinToday at 2:18 PM
Thanks c:
schnOZToday at 2:18 PM
okay, I am going with it for now.
Speed roll next
!roll 3d6>8
RPBotBOTToday at 2:18 PM
@schnOZ has succeeded. (Rolled 10,  greater than 8;   3 + 3 + 4 = 10)

I am willing to consider the Endurance level-up as a fail, if there are any objections there.

Str:9   Roll: 12: success
Dex:8  Roll: 10 success
Spe:8   Roll: 10 success
End:10  Roll: 11 success
Awa:12  Roll: 12 FAIL
Cun:10  Roll: 12 success
Kno:10  Roll: 12 success
Ner:16   Roll: 12 FAIL

So, my two strongest stats did not level, but I gain one point in each of the other stats.
New Statline for AsHul:
Str:10  Dex:9  Spe:9  End:11  Awa:12  Cun:11  Kno:11  Ner:16

I am banking my skill point for now.

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:10  Dex:9  Spe:9  End:11  Awa:12  Cun:11  Kno:11  Ner:16 (currently at -1)

Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1
(one skill point from level-up unspent)

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
1 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diving rolls
3 Worm Blood - steadies nerves (restores to max)
2 Occult Junks
3 Fathoms (One magnetically welded to the wall of his room in the Bore, one "shiny," one standard)
One Brass sphere with clockwork innards (From Balaram)
Book of sheet music (from Balaram) [stack of about 100 pages bound by three brass rings along the top of the sheets]

[randomgenericusername]

Rolled stats in discord, leveling up my strenght, speed and endurance.

"If n-no one minds, I w-would like to visit Empyrean..."

Spoiler: Lokam Pilgrim (click to show/hide)

Name: Lokam Pilgrim

Description: Lokam is an Ethral Aspirant of the Tenebrous Chruch currently on pilgrimage. His soft fur is pale yellow, his large and fuzzy mane is golden and antennae and wings are dark purple with white details. His antennae, unlike most Ethral, are also very long and fluffy. Most of the time, he's wearing his silky church robes, which also have a hood included. His mask is very dark purple, with bright yellow spirals and curves, similar to tentacles.

Goal: His goal is to just complete his pilgrimage and ascend in the chruch. He wishes to go as deep as possible and someday become a Living Saint, Stygian or even a member of the Council. But his dream is to someday go deeper than everyone, reach the center and finally find God.

Stats:
Str:  8
Dex: 12
Spe: 11
End:  9
Awa:  7
Cun: 13
Kno: 13
Ner: 13

Skills:
Diving: 3
Caving: 1
Navigation: 1
Survival: 1
Translate: 1
(1 Skill Point.)

Inventory:
The Black Book (Real)
Black Flame
Bag of Path Markers
Silk Aspirant Gray Robes
Purple Mask